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george h. w. bush fitting for a former navey man. when a man gives you the key to his home it means you are the best and morse most valuable friend to him. when a man gives you the door of his home it means you are one of his family. this is one of the exhibits at the presidential library. >> i wonder what my mother might think of the library. she might say george don't you think it's a little egotistical? everything is about me. >> george bush's mother was proud of his achievements and the effect his service has to the bush's family. >> when my mother started points of light institute over 30 million americans were volunteering annually. today over 60 million americans are serving the community. >> there is evidence mr. bush's life has inspired others around the world. >> in the last 20-years since president bush started the points of light movement, there has been a huge adoption of volunteer servants. >> points of life ceo and chairman site statistics indicating the volunteerism movement is growing. >> to go from 75 million to --
george h. w. bush fitting for a former navey man. when a man gives you the key to his home it means you are the best and morse most valuable friend to him. when a man gives you the door of his home it means you are one of his family. this is one of the exhibits at the presidential library. >> i wonder what my mother might think of the library. she might say george don't you think it's a little egotistical? everything is about me. >> george bush's mother was proud of his achievements...
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also, from the former president george h. w. bush. newt gingrich announced he is restructuring his campaign and focusing on a prevention strategy. at the same time, there was press coverage about the discussion about work and the dignity of the janitors. let's start with the mitt romney endorsement by former president george h. w. bush. [video clip] >> barbara and i enthusiastically endorse and support our old friend of mitt romney. he is a good friend and they will make a great president. we wish him well. >> in mitt romney, he has also been successful in the private sector and is a very clear alternative to the direction the president will take our country. all of the candidates in this race have offered a lot to the debate, but i cannot buy into this idea that they are saying the only way they can win this race is by having a floor fight in tampa in august. host: the second clip from fox news with market rubio. the chicago tribune reminds us about the wisconsin primary coming up on tuesday, which we spoke with a few of our callers.
also, from the former president george h. w. bush. newt gingrich announced he is restructuring his campaign and focusing on a prevention strategy. at the same time, there was press coverage about the discussion about work and the dignity of the janitors. let's start with the mitt romney endorsement by former president george h. w. bush. [video clip] >> barbara and i enthusiastically endorse and support our old friend of mitt romney. he is a good friend and they will make a great...
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bush, george h. w. bush 51% and i think we beat the city of manchester working-class city. that is how we got in. it's a long story but that's how we got into it. >> would never run for office before. >> i couldn't, i grew up in d.c.. m0m0m [laughter] my0m father finally got to votem and he said i've never voted0m0m from anyone from florida.0m >> richard gregory told me a story, you are driving around the two of you and you saw big sign, come to a bbq for a candidate and you said he said to mr. vickery, i would never do that. >> that's a truepm story.0m0m0mm we0m lived in the northwest ovem bryce sibley hospital.0m0-0m0m kelley and i moved0m and one of- the reasons was i thought maybem one day i might want to run for the0m senate 0m 0mpm0m0m0m0m0m0m0m0m so that was basically it. there were too many things about running for0m0m0m the senate anm a senator that i didn't want tom do.0m0m let0m me tell you another quickm story onpm that.0m0m0m gaylord nelson used to come on crossfire.0m0m0m he0m was a wonderful liberal senator0m and he'd come on and m time i asked him, what is i
bush, george h. w. bush 51% and i think we beat the city of manchester working-class city. that is how we got in. it's a long story but that's how we got into it. >> would never run for office before. >> i couldn't, i grew up in d.c.. m0m0m [laughter] my0m father finally got to votem and he said i've never voted0m0m from anyone from florida.0m >> richard gregory told me a story, you are driving around the two of you and you saw big sign, come to a bbq for a candidate and you...
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george h. w. bush grew up with a sense of loyalty and duty part of his legacy as the example he set in life. and the movement in which volunteers become points of light by helping people in ways government doesn't. for a world long on edge with fear of war between the super powers managing the peaceful end of the cold war may be his most notable achievement. now president george hw bush a man and his mission. >> i don't think you will ever find a more thoughtful or consider rat person than george bush. >> president bush is probably the most complete person i have ever met. >> if you look at his history, he was a member of congress. >> he is smart. he's humble. >> he was chairman of his party. he was bams dorr to the u.n. >> he is funny. he is spontaneous. >> he was second representative to china before we had an embassy. then he came back and he was director of central intelligence. >> i remember when we first started the campaign for president in 1979 george had his speech he would give about the
george h. w. bush grew up with a sense of loyalty and duty part of his legacy as the example he set in life. and the movement in which volunteers become points of light by helping people in ways government doesn't. for a world long on edge with fear of war between the super powers managing the peaceful end of the cold war may be his most notable achievement. now president george hw bush a man and his mission. >> i don't think you will ever find a more thoughtful or consider rat person...
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. >> i think george h. w. bush did a lot like that. i did a story about how he would have small parties. he would have a lot of fun with it. george w. bush went to bed very early. obama has not done that at all. they don't like to go to social things in the city. >> that was touched a little bit upon. they thought they would be a new version of camelot. >> not at all. michelle went back to all the old chicago friends. they would go back to chicago for a long weekend. i think they have made friends with the attorney general but with the exception of that, they pretty much stick with their old buddies. >> > [inaudible] >> the first lady has a requisite launch. instead of mixing it up and adding cabinet people, she has a linear list and goes alphabetically. she said hi to everybody and that left. it was like she was doing her duty and that's it. i don't know of wives were offended. >> i would say there is a consensus that some people say he has not been using his caucuses. >> it seems like he likes that sometimes but not too much. >> laur
. >> i think george h. w. bush did a lot like that. i did a story about how he would have small parties. he would have a lot of fun with it. george w. bush went to bed very early. obama has not done that at all. they don't like to go to social things in the city. >> that was touched a little bit upon. they thought they would be a new version of camelot. >> not at all. michelle went back to all the old chicago friends. they would go back to chicago for a long weekend. i think...
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w. bush and george w. bush. that is live starting at 8:30 a.m. eastern on our companion network, c-span2. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states. [applause] >> tuesday night, president obama delivers his state of the union address. live coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern, including the president's speech, republican response from mitch daniels, and your phone calls live on c-span and c-span reappeared on c- span2, watch the speech live with tweets from congress. and after the speech, more reaction from house members and senators. go online to see the video, add your comments on facebook and printer. -- twitter. >> before the candid face each other in -- this event moderated by bryan williams is one hour 25 minutes. >> to night's gathering of the candidates comes after what has already been a long campaign. it started in iowa. it continued in new hampshire. but after a bruising battle in south carolina, the fight has now come here to florida. the first big state to have a big say in the gop contest. the issues -- a stubborn 10% unemp
w. bush and george w. bush. that is live starting at 8:30 a.m. eastern on our companion network, c-span2. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states. [applause] >> tuesday night, president obama delivers his state of the union address. live coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern, including the president's speech, republican response from mitch daniels, and your phone calls live on c-span and c-span reappeared on c- span2, watch the speech live with tweets from congress. and...
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w. bush and barbara bush. they had a bottle ofpr champagne and mugs.pr george says welcome to thepr neighborhood. he was a friend of mine. a good friend of mine. i supported him in 1988. in 1989 he invited me to the white house. it came down to a number of issues. one of them was, i saw what was happening to american manufacturing from the figures and to these jobs in manufacturing. and i had been a free trader. and i said wait a minute, let me take a look. i believe in this philosophy.p: i havep2 studied it and i follod it my whole life. and i saw the manufacturing jobs were leaving the country, factories were leaving the country, and these were a lot of folks that i had grown up with, my mother in pennsylvania, my uncles were asking me why i was free trade when it was killing all of these jobs. i took a look at that and came to a different point of view. the second thing was the end of the cold war. the cold war inspired me to go into journalism and politics, and government and the white house because it was
w. bush and barbara bush. they had a bottle ofpr champagne and mugs.pr george says welcome to thepr neighborhood. he was a friend of mine. a good friend of mine. i supported him in 1988. in 1989 he invited me to the white house. it came down to a number of issues. one of them was, i saw what was happening to american manufacturing from the figures and to these jobs in manufacturing. and i had been a free trader. and i said wait a minute, let me take a look. i believe in this philosophy.p: i...
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the only comparison i know is george h. w. bush had -- president obama had in this quarter. so the economy is worse off. i also know that unemployment is higher than it was under george h. w. bush. i can't say for sure. the in next highest rate was 7.2%. under ronald reagan. i think it was under 6% for bush. i don't know what the inflation number or what the interest rate was. i think it's fair to say that the economy was in better shape in '92 than it is in 2012. so president obama is in big trouble. >> hi, i'm johannah. i want to take the opportunity thank you. you use your gifted brain and your considerable verbal skills and writing skills and energy and fly all over i'm very grateful that you're able to do that. >> any great pleasure. thank you. my question is what can little people individual little people do the best right now to support mitt romney? i was a santorum supporter. i'm grateful to have seen it played out. when everybody was played out now, it seems like we're standing strong and firm behind romney. it answered all our questions to watch the campaign and no
the only comparison i know is george h. w. bush had -- president obama had in this quarter. so the economy is worse off. i also know that unemployment is higher than it was under george h. w. bush. i can't say for sure. the in next highest rate was 7.2%. under ronald reagan. i think it was under 6% for bush. i don't know what the inflation number or what the interest rate was. i think it's fair to say that the economy was in better shape in '92 than it is in 2012. so president obama is in big...
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w. bush, under george w. bush, and sadly enough under bill clinton to some degree. indeed, deregulation and finance went farther faster under bill clinton and sponsored by some democrats, not least of them the senior senator from new york to shut go nameless for a moment. then under many republicans. we did not regulate derivatives. we don't have to worry. we did not try to stop or at least diminished the craziness in the takeover market and the enormous amount of debt that was taken on by private investors. did not try to do any of that. we did not try to control what might be an undue risks taken by major commercial banks that were guaranteed by the federal government. who is taking that risk? un die, the taxpayers. regulators had an obligation to do something about that. they didn't. they believe the markets and competition would work all that out. they said -- thanks for coming. and they said that markets would work out. alan greenspan said time and again, you don't need my regulation. markets are self regulating. this was the philosophy taken to the extreme by
w. bush, under george w. bush, and sadly enough under bill clinton to some degree. indeed, deregulation and finance went farther faster under bill clinton and sponsored by some democrats, not least of them the senior senator from new york to shut go nameless for a moment. then under many republicans. we did not regulate derivatives. we don't have to worry. we did not try to stop or at least diminished the craziness in the takeover market and the enormous amount of debt that was taken on by...
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w. bush and ronald reagan was not at all political. in fact, george h. w. bush said we're not going to politsize things like this. this is a time for us to come together. and not only did mitt romney try to politicize this as you point out, in a panicked kind of way but you know -- a time limit on this, he was going to have it released at 12:00 midnight then he called the press and said look, i want to make the late news and i want to make the morning papers. so this embargo is lifted. you can take the statement at 10:30. so that showed people how he was trying to take what was a terrible tragedy and turn it into his own political advantage to. me, the guy is tone-deaf. you don't know that that's not going to come back to haunt you? >> jennifer: for sure. tone-deaf. you could get more plot is being statesman like rather than launching yourself into the middle of an international incident. i'm curious from your perspective. he's challenged at the moment. electorally. and you know, what's going -- what would have to happen between now and election day to chan
w. bush and ronald reagan was not at all political. in fact, george h. w. bush said we're not going to politsize things like this. this is a time for us to come together. and not only did mitt romney try to politicize this as you point out, in a panicked kind of way but you know -- a time limit on this, he was going to have it released at 12:00 midnight then he called the press and said look, i want to make the late news and i want to make the morning papers. so this embargo is lifted. you can...
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when george h. w. bush was the president and remember, what is his name? david duke. david duke won some primary and everyone, oh oh my oh my god a klansman and all the rest. and so bush gets a press he is reading from his notes, i want to appear as if i'm distancing myself. [laughter] he says more show, less tell and i think one of the things that makes me nervous about the romney people is we will get the ax -- etch-a-sketch thing. >> host: you mentioned ronald reagan. he is a favorite of romney, of santorum and they always name drop ronald reagan. is he in danger of himself becoming a card work cut out or kind of a clichÉ? >> guest: be the kind of this. you can see president obama's trying to use them like that. reagan has in some ways become disordered dashboard st. or magical totem that people bring out so obama will say you know, ronald reagan is for tax simplification or raising taxes, and there is a real sort of hypocrisy and both sides. everyone plays the sorts of games but you know conser
when george h. w. bush was the president and remember, what is his name? david duke. david duke won some primary and everyone, oh oh my oh my god a klansman and all the rest. and so bush gets a press he is reading from his notes, i want to appear as if i'm distancing myself. [laughter] he says more show, less tell and i think one of the things that makes me nervous about the romney people is we will get the ax -- etch-a-sketch thing. >> host: you mentioned ronald reagan. he is a favorite...
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they did not want george h. w. bush, 41, who called them the extra chromosome set. the only candidate they really liked and got was ronald reagan, who rewarded them by going to church approximately once in his eight years in office. i am not saying they're insignificant. i am saying they are not determinative in the republican nominating race. >> that brings us to mitt romney. >> he is not going to win in tennessee, georgia. he might squeak out a victory in ohio, but you are going to have other players stepping up on super tuesday. gingrich will be partially back in the game. santorum might take tennessee. romney is not emerging as the inevitable candidate. he may be the one they conclude to stem the best chance against barack obama, but there is no enthusiasm. >> i have had an aha moment in the last few days. i have been watching the way the candidates treat each other. the savage way they treat each other. it is very similar to the savage way they conduct themselves in congress. you know what kind of approval rating that has gotten for congress. i think the tone o
they did not want george h. w. bush, 41, who called them the extra chromosome set. the only candidate they really liked and got was ronald reagan, who rewarded them by going to church approximately once in his eight years in office. i am not saying they're insignificant. i am saying they are not determinative in the republican nominating race. >> that brings us to mitt romney. >> he is not going to win in tennessee, georgia. he might squeak out a victory in ohio, but you are going...
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additionally, george h. w. bush, this is one of the things brought out in the "newsweek" article from 1987, actually in a way then, they were kind of using it against him. but i don't think it is quite right to use it against him. he's a product of this very old code where you behave sedately. you don't act with a lot of verber ra. you know, you play it calm. and you wait your turn and you don't demand too much attention. and so on and so on. now mitt romney, i'm not saying this is a kind of manliness or or -- but i guess i would say that romney just does not have those values at all. and you know, i betcha george h. w. bush paid his taxes. >> jennifer: i'm sure he did. i'm sure he did so proudly. now romney, i know you've heard this quote. he's actually responded to your article yesterday. take a listen. then i want to get your reaction on the back side. >> i just got a copy of the "newsweek" cover is going to be hitting the newsstands tomorrow that calls. >> wimp. have you seen this? >> no. >> does that conce
additionally, george h. w. bush, this is one of the things brought out in the "newsweek" article from 1987, actually in a way then, they were kind of using it against him. but i don't think it is quite right to use it against him. he's a product of this very old code where you behave sedately. you don't act with a lot of verber ra. you know, you play it calm. and you wait your turn and you don't demand too much attention. and so on and so on. now mitt romney, i'm not saying this is a...
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he's he is a former deputy assistant to president george h. w. bush and served as senior deputy on the bush-quayle campaign. is it an october surprise? >> it certainly has been given to president obama. that he had said people who killed our ambassador will be brought to justice. he intends to do something about it. there is almost a question if he doesn't have a retaliatory attack against those are some component of those who killed those americans in libya, he has been given a wonderful opportunity to do something for all americans and republicans that they support. if he doesn't do it, it is almost bewildering as to why. i expect something dramatic that will be formed in october surprise and it will do some political good. megyn: that is a wonderful opportunity, known for taking advantage of it. >> a license to do so. i would like to ask you. as the republicans are arguing that there is a way for president obama to use this to his advantage, but there is a question about whether these allegations that the administration covered up, what it kne
he's he is a former deputy assistant to president george h. w. bush and served as senior deputy on the bush-quayle campaign. is it an october surprise? >> it certainly has been given to president obama. that he had said people who killed our ambassador will be brought to justice. he intends to do something about it. there is almost a question if he doesn't have a retaliatory attack against those are some component of those who killed those americans in libya, he has been given a wonderful...
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they did not want george h. w. bush who called them t extra chromosome set. the only candidate t they liked and got was ronald reagan who rewarded th by going to church proximately once in his eight years in office. i am not saying they are insignificant. i am saying they are not determinative inn the republican nominating race. >> that brings us to mitt romney. >> he will probably come out on super tuesday squishy squashy. he will not win in tennessee or georgia. he might squeak out a victory in ohio. you will have other players stepping up onuper tuesday. newt gingrich will be partially back in the game. rick santorum might do well in teessee. he is up in the pls there. romney is not emerging as the inevitable candidate. he may be the one the republicans conclude will stand the bes chance against barack obama, but there is no enthusiasm. >> i have had an aha moment. >> share it with us. >> i have been watching the way the candidates treat each other the savage way they treat each other. it is very similar to the way they conduct themsmselves in congress. yo
they did not want george h. w. bush who called them t extra chromosome set. the only candidate t they liked and got was ronald reagan who rewarded th by going to church proximately once in his eight years in office. i am not saying they are insignificant. i am saying they are not determinative inn the republican nominating race. >> that brings us to mitt romney. >> he will probably come out on super tuesday squishy squashy. he will not win in tennessee or georgia. he might squeak...
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i worked with george h. w. bush in 1980 at. -- in 1980. the 1994 campaign was a big choice. in 1996, we were getting reelected to the house for the first time since 1928. obvious bign choice. i'd want to run this fall on the following energy policy -- you can elect president algae and have $10 a barrel. you can elect the president of drilling and have $2.50 a barrel. you decide which is better for your family. this is what i want to debate obama this fall. if i become the nominee, i will debate obama seven times with no moderator. the difference is so wide. i believe in the declaration of independence and constitution of the united states. he believes in apologizing to those who are killing our young men and women. i will never apologize to those. we need a candidate who was capable first of all of running a campaign eliminates obama's billion dollar ad campaign by proving to people -- on gasoline, you cannot buy enough ads to convince the people that they are not paying too much. that is the kind of campaign you have to run. i work for the reagan campaign and i anderson and
i worked with george h. w. bush in 1980 at. -- in 1980. the 1994 campaign was a big choice. in 1996, we were getting reelected to the house for the first time since 1928. obvious bign choice. i'd want to run this fall on the following energy policy -- you can elect president algae and have $10 a barrel. you can elect the president of drilling and have $2.50 a barrel. you decide which is better for your family. this is what i want to debate obama this fall. if i become the nominee, i will debate...
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w. bush and giving clinton the election with less than 50% of the popular vote. go back to 1968, 1972, the alabama governor, segregationist george wallace, divided the democratic vote, giving democrats richard nixon, for two terms before he resigned and bull moose party of teddy roosevelt and the frustration of voters is understandable and i understand what john huntsman is saying and people vote for people and they think they'll do what they say when they get to washington, especially, republicans. you have one party to grows government, the democrats and other party that limits the rate of growth of government, the republicans. they are disgusted with both sides and a third party i don't think is viable. >> rick: congressman sestak, perot caused george h. w. bush the election and look at ralph nader in 2000 and say he cost al gore the election. a third party candidate from the left could certainly do a lot of damage. perhaps even to barack obama. do you see it happening? >> well, i have a little different take although i thought the points cal made were extreme
w. bush and giving clinton the election with less than 50% of the popular vote. go back to 1968, 1972, the alabama governor, segregationist george wallace, divided the democratic vote, giving democrats richard nixon, for two terms before he resigned and bull moose party of teddy roosevelt and the frustration of voters is understandable and i understand what john huntsman is saying and people vote for people and they think they'll do what they say when they get to washington, especially,...
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george h. w. bush as well a sour economy may wind up -- this president having one term as well. >> you want to turn this launch into a political prism. they have some success on the national security front but it's facing a very difficult economy here at home. george h. w. bush faced that as well. >> i would simply say that president obama will probably not spend a lot of time talking about the election year politics with either president bush. he has come as i think you know, she has met with former president george h. w. bush on several occasions. he has very high regard for that president bush's foreign policy record in particular, and in general appreciates the service provided by all members of the bush family, and again, that transcends political differences. and of course there are political differences. i think every race is different. we have with the president says repeatedly and i try to echo is that it is precisely because there are headwinds like the crisis in the year autozone that c
george h. w. bush as well a sour economy may wind up -- this president having one term as well. >> you want to turn this launch into a political prism. they have some success on the national security front but it's facing a very difficult economy here at home. george h. w. bush faced that as well. >> i would simply say that president obama will probably not spend a lot of time talking about the election year politics with either president bush. he has come as i think you know, she...
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w. bush. let's talk about the unfavorable reaction, part of the governors handling of his comments following the tragedy in benghazi. >> look, the important thing that happened that happened last week was in the comments. the important thing that happened last week is that all of a sudden people are seeing the failings of the obama foreign policy. i use the phrase that this is -- that the emperor has no clothes moment. people are beginning to understand that even though he has been telling us everything is fine and everything is not fine -- countries around the world demonstrating against america and really emphasizing the fact that they are no longer -- they're no longer is up to 3.5 years of a policy that has no red lines and no definition of what it wants or doesn't want, the rest of the world does not respect america anymore. >> to that point, i want to share with you a pool that we have just received from pew research. i don't know if you're aware of it, but it has just been released from
w. bush. let's talk about the unfavorable reaction, part of the governors handling of his comments following the tragedy in benghazi. >> look, the important thing that happened that happened last week was in the comments. the important thing that happened last week is that all of a sudden people are seeing the failings of the obama foreign policy. i use the phrase that this is -- that the emperor has no clothes moment. people are beginning to understand that even though he has been...
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[inaudible] i talked to former president george h. w. bush 10 years ago. right now i am very concerned. [inaudible] after talking to them and explaining things, we cannot change their opinion. on a mass level, what do you want us to do as you're emissaries? what do we do? >> i have good news for you -- it is not impossible. "the new york times" had a poll last week and i was leading by two points. the president's urging the president came out and said it was an outrageous poll. women are open to supporting me. they are disappointed. with jobs, they are disappointed with their own economic situation now. we can capture women's votes. if the hispanic vote becomes as committed as the african- american vote, we are in trouble. >> [inaudible] >> we have great hispanic leaders and our party who will help communicate. you just need to raise millions of dollars because the president will do the same period >> that's by far the most important thing you do. there will be 150 million americans watching. i will be in those debates. if i do well, it will help. if i don
[inaudible] i talked to former president george h. w. bush 10 years ago. right now i am very concerned. [inaudible] after talking to them and explaining things, we cannot change their opinion. on a mass level, what do you want us to do as you're emissaries? what do we do? >> i have good news for you -- it is not impossible. "the new york times" had a poll last week and i was leading by two points. the president's urging the president came out and said it was an outrageous poll....
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w. bush. he certainly knows national politics. it-- he was white house chief of staff for george herbert walker bush. a very smart man and a very well-respected. certainly anyone in politics that has gone on television a lot and is commenting sometimes may or may not say something they regret. i think the vice president actually said that. so i am not going to judge each one of his remarks. host: is it having an impact on the new hampshire voter? guest: he is very well respected here in new hampshire. i think that maybe one of the reasons he has been so out front for the republican party, because he is someone people here in new hampshire would tend to listen dupont. likewise, senator -- is very popular here and are outgoing governor, john lynch as well. the president's campaign used him in an advertisement because he is so popular and he has been on the stage with the president. they are definitely using surrogates like that. the president's campaign is very smart to use some of these people like senator sheheen, who is more of a
w. bush. he certainly knows national politics. it-- he was white house chief of staff for george herbert walker bush. a very smart man and a very well-respected. certainly anyone in politics that has gone on television a lot and is commenting sometimes may or may not say something they regret. i think the vice president actually said that. so i am not going to judge each one of his remarks. host: is it having an impact on the new hampshire voter? guest: he is very well respected here in new...
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w. there's a difference between -- they grew up with russian culture. gorbachev knew the russian countries. not as though they had to study in school many of these things and they were still in their culture. it came instinctively. very much as american culture would be instinctive with us. we can understand american culture without even reading huckleberry finn although it helps to read huckleberry finn. that is my first answer. on the institute for events that the goerge of never actually came to princeton but can and met gorbachev. the first trip to the united states which is here. december 1987 to sign the intermediate nuclear forces treaty and there's the big reception at the soviet embassy for gorbachev. cannon had been kicked out of the soviet union by stalin in 1952, is invited to come to the soviet embassy to meet gorbachev and corporate of immediately recognized him, embraced him and pays him an extraordinarily handsome tribute which kennan always remembered. it was something l
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incumbent president running for re-election during a recession, george h. w. bush versus bill clinton. are there parallels? >> you're right. part of it is bush couldn't help himself. part of it is who he was. it's also because of who he was and because how deeply engrained in the public's consciousness that was, innocent innocuous things he did would reinforce the image. the same debate when he looked at his watch. i can imagine the same debate if bill clinton glanced at his watch, nobody would have noticed, but when george bush did, it became one of the headlines that came out of the debate. there's bill clinton feeling everybody's pain. there's george bush who can't wait to get the heck out of there. can't understand why these people are so upset at him. so it creates a problem for a guy like romney. too. there's a picture of the shoe shine on the tarmac. i don't know if you saw this one. he's sitting in front of an airplane. here's wearing a suit and he's getting a shoe shine. >> he's not shining his own shoes? >> no, he's getting a shoe shine. we put this
incumbent president running for re-election during a recession, george h. w. bush versus bill clinton. are there parallels? >> you're right. part of it is bush couldn't help himself. part of it is who he was. it's also because of who he was and because how deeply engrained in the public's consciousness that was, innocent innocuous things he did would reinforce the image. the same debate when he looked at his watch. i can imagine the same debate if bill clinton glanced at his watch, nobody...
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the first president to talk about cap and trade was george w. h. bush appeared now we have a party that essentially says we should not even be thinking about environmental protection. let's gut the epa. healthcare, which is in the news right now, there is the reason why there is a little bit of confusion. in the republican primary about health care and the and did -- and the individual mandate. it originated as a conservative idea to preserve the private marketplace and health care while still ensuring that everybody got coverage as opposed to a single-payer plan. suddenly, this is some socialist overreach. as all of your doing your reporting, it is important to remember that the positions i'm taking on the budget and a host of other issues, if we had been having this discussion 20 years ago, or even 15 years ago, it would have been considered squarely centrist positions. what has changed is the center of the republican party. and that is certainly true with the budget. >> [inaudible] the need for a lower deficit and lower taxes. how do you respond
the first president to talk about cap and trade was george w. h. bush appeared now we have a party that essentially says we should not even be thinking about environmental protection. let's gut the epa. healthcare, which is in the news right now, there is the reason why there is a little bit of confusion. in the republican primary about health care and the and did -- and the individual mandate. it originated as a conservative idea to preserve the private marketplace and health care while still...
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she was on the short list for consideration for george h. w. bush and she told me when she found that out and there was polling being done where she was the top choice of a lot of people nationally, she asked to have her name removed and she did because she had really disagreed with the republicans, with reagan several times and she knew george bush would follow similar policies and she felt the president needed someone he could agree with and they would have enough differences of opinion that it would not be comfortable for him or for her so she withdrew for that reason. >> the fourth that i wanted to highlight, dianne feinstein. >> kathleen jamieson is the former dean of the school of communication at the university of pennsylvania. a prolific political communications dollar and several years ago she wrote a very good book, a number of double binds that women are in when they run for public office and dianne feinstein was amazingly able to overcome most of these. although earlier in her career saying san francisco as mayor there was a lot of
she was on the short list for consideration for george h. w. bush and she told me when she found that out and there was polling being done where she was the top choice of a lot of people nationally, she asked to have her name removed and she did because she had really disagreed with the republicans, with reagan several times and she knew george bush would follow similar policies and she felt the president needed someone he could agree with and they would have enough differences of opinion that...
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bush's father, president george h. w. bush had very much the same differences, and went a step further in criticism. host: virginia. murdoch. independence caller -- independent caller. caller: there is hundreds of years of history of this in the middle east. the british and other european nations at one. divided it up and kind of controlled it through occupation. the american policy has always been to support israel, but we do not look as -- at each individual nation as having their own sovereignty, and we do not always support the leaders. the palestinian state is an important issue, but it has been a question for a very long time, and to ask one president to give a solution, an answer, that is just not fair. this is a 30-year, ongoing situation that seems to me, in my lifetime, started with beirut, and the gaza strip in the west bank. all middle eastern countries merge their, fought their words, america got involved, and it did not work. it seems the only thing we can do is try to help these countries find their own sol
bush's father, president george h. w. bush had very much the same differences, and went a step further in criticism. host: virginia. murdoch. independence caller -- independent caller. caller: there is hundreds of years of history of this in the middle east. the british and other european nations at one. divided it up and kind of controlled it through occupation. the american policy has always been to support israel, but we do not look as -- at each individual nation as having their own...
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w. bush in a golf cart. this started with two people who understood language. you could see this happening throughout the campaign and i think it helps people form images in their mind. >> how would you differentiate they campaign -- how would you differentiate the campaign trail from a propaganda machine? >> frankly, i just don't think voters go for propaganda machines. maybe they did at one point. people want an authentic candidate. this is what i was frustrated out when i was trying to start my own practice. i is that people were running tactics, not even a propaganda machine. it is striking. you have to define yourself and not just a lesson for life. on the campaign trail, it is never more striking. i think people see through it and there's no market for it. >> you mentioned the polls with the clintons and obama and then you mentioned when there was the pastor issue with obama, the funds started dropping. are you talking about large donors and how important are the send $75 and you'll be invited to dinner, the grass roots things? >> kennedy your question al
w. bush in a golf cart. this started with two people who understood language. you could see this happening throughout the campaign and i think it helps people form images in their mind. >> how would you differentiate they campaign -- how would you differentiate the campaign trail from a propaganda machine? >> frankly, i just don't think voters go for propaganda machines. maybe they did at one point. people want an authentic candidate. this is what i was frustrated out when i was...
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president george h. w. bush was president. we had a very tough tough time on the budget, not nearly as tough as now but it seemed so at the time and it lasted four months, a lot of back and forth and a lot of public criticism. just like now, you could go back and look at the papers and much of the current criticism was made then. i used to go back to maine every weekend to hold open town meetings, and after about three months of this budget battle back and forth, i went back, had a town meeting on a saturday morning, big crowd, as they also were morrell elderly because they had more time to attend these things and i'd invite people to make statements give speeches ask questions whatever they wanted, the first guy got up and he strongly denounced me, harshly criticized for what he termed my excessive partisanship, the problems we are having in the budget, why don't you go down. president bush goes -- has a home down there why don't you go settle it and the crowd rose to endorse his view. he said i've got a question, back and fo
president george h. w. bush was president. we had a very tough tough time on the budget, not nearly as tough as now but it seemed so at the time and it lasted four months, a lot of back and forth and a lot of public criticism. just like now, you could go back and look at the papers and much of the current criticism was made then. i used to go back to maine every weekend to hold open town meetings, and after about three months of this budget battle back and forth, i went back, had a town meeting...
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reagan chose george h. w. bush. that was a real turning point in history. if george h. w. bush does not give the vice presidency in 1980, he is just a footnote in history. host: doom uc conventions surviving another 50 years -- do you see mentions surviving another 50 years? guest: not in their current form. i could see evolving into a podcast. i think it is on its last legs. i think the ratings reflect that. i think you can get more eyeballs with "american idol" menu wealthy democratic or republican national convention. host: what is your favorite convention in history? guest: that is a tough one. in terms of sheer drama and excitement, the 1968 convention in chicago. you saw everyone unbridled, the anger and tension of that year in american history. you had richard daley screaming at abraham from connecticut in the middle of the broadcast. outside, protesters of the vietnam war were being beaten by chicago police. that was the conviction that is the most memorable. in terms of inspirational conventions, i think you have to go back to 1932 and 1936. in 1932, fdr announces
reagan chose george h. w. bush. that was a real turning point in history. if george h. w. bush does not give the vice presidency in 1980, he is just a footnote in history. host: doom uc conventions surviving another 50 years -- do you see mentions surviving another 50 years? guest: not in their current form. i could see evolving into a podcast. i think it is on its last legs. i think the ratings reflect that. i think you can get more eyeballs with "american idol" menu wealthy...
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in the nation that somehow even compare the base budget to 2007 under george h. w. bush under his budget has gone up considerably and defense will continue to go up under this administration and its projected to go out into fy 20. the question is controlling the rate of growth and that's where the congressman and the speaker bipartisan group decided there should be cuts. it just again some of the facts. our navy is bigger than the next 13 combined. by fy fathi we will have 300 ships. that is the projection. again there plan is in search of a strategy. 60% will be deployed to the pacific by 20 slash fax 20. they will have the same amount of plants by 2017 that significantly more platforms and more capabilities. this notion of counting ships that we had in 1916 versus the ships we had in 2011 or 2020 is slightly ridiculous given the incredible capabilities there are in the forces and the weapons systems now have a and the wolf alagiah in which they operate. so it's one thing to say we should listen to the military when it comes to afghanistan, but we shouldn't listen
in the nation that somehow even compare the base budget to 2007 under george h. w. bush under his budget has gone up considerably and defense will continue to go up under this administration and its projected to go out into fy 20. the question is controlling the rate of growth and that's where the congressman and the speaker bipartisan group decided there should be cuts. it just again some of the facts. our navy is bigger than the next 13 combined. by fy fathi we will have 300 ships. that is...
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when you're about an endorsement of george h. walker bush or george w. bush endorsing romney or when you see bill clinton supporting president obama, does it affect you? let's hear from a caller in las vegas. caller: good morning. i don't like the idea because it can cloud a current president's record. at the same time, it can help his record. coming from previous president bill clinton, before george w. bush had a very good record and backing obama, so it could be in 50-50. he on romney's side, if tours the country with george w. bush, he might as well and i've been run for president, because george w. bush still has a very negative rating around not just our country but around the world. . that's a host: let's hear from a republican. john is in new york city. caller: first, i want to say that i registered as a republican only so that i could vote in the primary for ron paul. presidential endorsements are great. they provide [unintelligible] i was a little confused about what i thought about romney, thinking that he would be a better candidate than he i
when you're about an endorsement of george h. walker bush or george w. bush endorsing romney or when you see bill clinton supporting president obama, does it affect you? let's hear from a caller in las vegas. caller: good morning. i don't like the idea because it can cloud a current president's record. at the same time, it can help his record. coming from previous president bill clinton, before george w. bush had a very good record and backing obama, so it could be in 50-50. he on romney's...
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this weeks, hear conversations with gerald ford, ronald reagan, and george h. w. bush. listen on xm 119 and at cspanradio.org. >> the culture committee a command sports committee released its report on the phone hacking investigation. members found some senior executives at the now defunct " news of the world" and "news international" misled parliament. this is a little more than an hour. >> i hope that you have by now had a time to read the committee's report. i intend to give a brief summary of the committee's conclusions and my colleagues wish to make brief statements before we move to questions. i should say that the report concentrates not entirely but in large part on the issue of whether this committee was misled in the evidence it received principally during its 2009 inquiry, although we do go on to completion. it is important to say that the committee has not made any comment about the knowledge or involvement or the evidence of any individuals who have been arrested. we have deliberately refrained from doing so because we're conscious of the risk that any comm
this weeks, hear conversations with gerald ford, ronald reagan, and george h. w. bush. listen on xm 119 and at cspanradio.org. >> the culture committee a command sports committee released its report on the phone hacking investigation. members found some senior executives at the now defunct " news of the world" and "news international" misled parliament. this is a little more than an hour. >> i hope that you have by now had a time to read the committee's report. i...
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george h. w. bush led bill clinton. bill clinton had an extraordinary video called the man from hope. and an incredible speech, which vaulted him to the lead. you know, this is a good indicator for mitt romney. the let's watch him carefully and see who has a better convention over the next two weeks. jon: that is what i was going to say. what you seem to be pointing to is the importance of this convention. a lot of people say they are inaccurate now. but they are very important for candidates who want to introduce themselves to the american people. reporter: they are an anachronism. they used to matter. literally until as late as 1976, they did not know who the nominee was going to be printed in 1940, the convention to six ballots. in 1948, contestant. 1952, big battles to seek various delegations print one by the forces of dwight eisenhower. now, they are production. a moment when everybody knows it's anachronism. they know that none the less they want to see how the candidates perform, if you will, in this production
george h. w. bush led bill clinton. bill clinton had an extraordinary video called the man from hope. and an incredible speech, which vaulted him to the lead. you know, this is a good indicator for mitt romney. the let's watch him carefully and see who has a better convention over the next two weeks. jon: that is what i was going to say. what you seem to be pointing to is the importance of this convention. a lot of people say they are inaccurate now. but they are very important for candidates...
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if you would have voted that way, we would have had george h. w. bush in 1980 and not ronald reagan. where would we have been? we need somebody who can stand up and unapologetically talk about what made this country great, encourage people to believe in themselves, believe in the greatness of the american people, and our institutions, not the government. there is one candidate who can do that, and i asked you for your support. thank you. >> thank you, senator. 80's and gentlemen, please welcome karen santorum, senator santorum boss' wife -- senator santorum's wife. >> thank you. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [unintelligible] it is exciting to see the enthusiasm tonight, and i'm confident this will go all the way to november, because there is one thing in common, and that is what -- and that is why we have to defeat barack obama as the president of the night. it has been great to hear from one candidate. we're about to hear from another. you have been anticipating hav
if you would have voted that way, we would have had george h. w. bush in 1980 and not ronald reagan. where would we have been? we need somebody who can stand up and unapologetically talk about what made this country great, encourage people to believe in themselves, believe in the greatness of the american people, and our institutions, not the government. there is one candidate who can do that, and i asked you for your support. thank you. >> thank you, senator. 80's and gentlemen, please...
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secretary of state george shultz, brent scowcroft andin president george h. w. bush. all support it and strongly support and get passed to some recalcitrant republican senators. this critically important treaty. unfortunately,gov. romney's apparent determination to take u.s. relations back to the 50's also causes them optimistic the facts. -- causes him to miss state the facts. for example,he charges it to appease moscow. president obama has been complied a missile defense. -- pliant on missile defense and abandoned our missile defense sites in poland. here again,he's either willfully misinforms are totally and misunderstands. as it happens,president obama >> asked me to secure allied support for a missile defense system. in europe, the phased adaptive approach. the first visit i made. was to polandwho do we asked to host these new component? poland. along with turkey, romania, germany, and spain. they all said yes. they approached our new one. -- they embraced our new approach becausethis is more effectively than the missile defense program. it also provides better p
secretary of state george shultz, brent scowcroft andin president george h. w. bush. all support it and strongly support and get passed to some recalcitrant republican senators. this critically important treaty. unfortunately,gov. romney's apparent determination to take u.s. relations back to the 50's also causes them optimistic the facts. -- causes him to miss state the facts. for example,he charges it to appease moscow. president obama has been complied a missile defense. -- pliant on missile...
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reagan chose george h. w. bush. that was a real turning point in history. if george h. w. bush does not give the vice presidency in 1980, he is just a footnote in history. host: do you see conventions surviving another 50 years? guest: not in their current form. i could see evolving into a podcast. i think it is on its last legs. i think the ratings reflect that. i think you can get more eyeballs with "american idol" menu wealthy democratic or republican national convention. host: what is your favorite convention in history? guest: that is a tough one. in terms of sheer drama and excitement, the 1968 convention in chicago. you saw everyone unbridled, the anger and tension of that year in american history. you had richard daley screaming at abraham from connecticut in the middle of the broadcast. outside, protesters of the vietnam war were being beaten by chicago police. that was the conviction that is the most memorable. in terms of inspirational conventions, i think you have to go back to 1932 and 1936. in 1932, fdr announces the new deal rejecting decades of republican c
reagan chose george h. w. bush. that was a real turning point in history. if george h. w. bush does not give the vice presidency in 1980, he is just a footnote in history. host: do you see conventions surviving another 50 years? guest: not in their current form. i could see evolving into a podcast. i think it is on its last legs. i think the ratings reflect that. i think you can get more eyeballs with "american idol" menu wealthy democratic or republican national convention. host:...
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in campaign news, george h. w. bush endorsed mitt romney today. we will have that honor schedule later. -- that one our schedule later. >> they talk about south korean security. the assistant business and financial editor gretchen morgeson looks at the overview of fannie and freddie. they discuss the first relief of records and surveys from the 1940 u.s. census after the expiration of the confidentiality clause. on c-ington journal" live a span. >> and paul ryan defended his budget bill at an event hosted by the "national journal." he also spoke about defense spending in changes to the medicare program. the house passed the plan after these remarks, which are about 30 minutes. >> i want to be very brief so we can get to the questions. i will go through the lay of the land with respect to the process. the budget law says the president must propose a budget. the president has followed that proposing a budget. we take issue with his budget. it is not addressed the drive as of our debt. there was a vote last night and i got 414 to 0. it was an attempt
in campaign news, george h. w. bush endorsed mitt romney today. we will have that honor schedule later. -- that one our schedule later. >> they talk about south korean security. the assistant business and financial editor gretchen morgeson looks at the overview of fannie and freddie. they discuss the first relief of records and surveys from the 1940 u.s. census after the expiration of the confidentiality clause. on c-ington journal" live a span. >> and paul ryan defended his...